[Info-vax] Intel x86-64 Processor Design Security Vulnerability?

[geraldmarsh100 at gmail.com]

On Tuesday, 2 January 2018 16:20:30 UTC, Stephen Hoffman  wrote:
> There's speculation around a potential security vulnerability and 
> related information embargo, involving various Intel x86-64 processors, 
> in the implementations of memory management and speculative execution.
> 
> http://pythonsweetness.tumblr.com/post/169166980422/the-mysterious-case-of-the-linux-page-table 
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> https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/12/27/2
> https://www.tugraz.at/en/tu-graz/services/news-stories/planet-research/singleview/article/wenn-rowhammer-nur-noch-einmal-klopft/ 
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> Etc.
> 
> The issue appears specific to Intel x86-64 designs, and does not arise 
> in the AMD x86-64 designs.
> 
> Looks like might know a more by later this week based on other reports; 
> the apparent embargo may be nearing its end.
> 
> Expect to see some vendor software updates, and probably by next 
> Tuesday for the Microsoft Windows folks.  Once the patches for an 
> exploit or a design vulnerability start rolling out to folks. the 
> associated knowledge of the exploit becomes available to anybody that's 
> interested in reversing the patches.
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> Pure Personal Opinion | HoffmanLabs LLC

I am confused whether all Itanium models are affected by Spectre.

HP thinks not.